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City council hears COPA debate By Olivia Young oyoung@riverdalepress.com
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A city council hearing Sept. 9 brought elected officials, advocates and opponents together to discuss a contested housing bill that could impact 18 buildings in greater Riverdale. The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA, would give qualified nonprofits and community-based organizations the first chance to buy certain buildings when an owner decides to sell. It aims to preserve affordable housing, prevent displacement and expand community ownership, advocates say. COPA was vetoed last year by the former mayor, but has since regained traction, bolstered by the support of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
Ahead of the 10 a.m. hearing, organizers rallied on the steps of City Hall, chanting and bearing signs that read “Keep New Yorkers in NY” and “COPA Now.” Among them was nonprofit Our Bronx, formerly the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition. COPA is backed by Kingsbridge Heights’ Council member Pierina Sanchez, chair of the council’s committee on housing and buildings. Sanchez’s own bill — one that could help middle-class co-op buildings pay for green building upgrades — was also talked about at the hearing. Members of the Mamdani administration had no issues to raise on Sanchez’s bill. Of the 18 buildings in greater Riverdale that meet the level of distress to be eligible
for COPA, 12 are in Kingsbridge Heights, two are in Marble Hill and the rest are scattered around the area, according to Will Spisak, senior policy strategist at the nonprofit New Economy Project. If a building has a daily average of three or more hazardous or immediately hazardous violations — such as mold, pests, leadbased paint or issues with heat and hot water — it would qualify for COPA. Buildings that are enrolled in the city’s Alternative Enforcement Program, an initiative that aims to improve buildings with a high number of hazardous violations, would also be eligible, Spisak previously told The Press. Jazmine Kerr, a policy fellow at the New Economy Project who grew up in North Riverdale, said it’s important to note the
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Under New York City’s new policy, students in second grade and under will not have access to certain devices, like computers and iPads, in school.
NYC limits classroom AI use for nearly 600K public school students By Michelle Mullen mmullen@riverdalepress.com
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number of units and residents inside 18 buildings. “Those are all people, those are all families, those are all stories, those are all opportunities for a better life,” Kerr said, adding that she hopes “Riverdale can see itself as a part of addressing affordable housing.” Council member Eric Dinowitz previously told The Press he had reservations on signing onto the bill, citing worry the city’s department of housing preservation and development doesn’t have the bandwidth to take it on. The council member’s office said sponsors are in talks to update the legislation, and Dinowitz is waiting for that draft until committing to a position.
New York City public school students in 2-K through eighth grade are barred from using generative artificial intelligence this school year. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on the technology that also limits individual screen time for younger students. The policy, for the 2026-27 school year, will affect nearly 600,000 students, or about two-thirds of the public school system’s enrollment, according to the city. The initiative prohibits software that uses student-facing generative AI through eighth grade and bans companion chatbots across all grades. High school students will instead receive AI literacy instruction, while a limited number will be allowed to use approved AI programs under teacher supervision. “Children need teachers and human connection in order to learn and grow,” Mamdani said in a press release. “They need to
develop skills alongside their peers, build relationships with educators and wrestle with tough problems on their own.” Mamdani said the administration does not accept the idea that AI-powered education for young children is inevitable and will spend the coming year studying the technology before determining its future place in schools. For Riverdale parent Eric Tung, whose daughters are in third and seventh grade, the shift comes after years in which individual devices became an increasingly common part of school. Tung said his older daughter received a school-issued device to take home while attending P.S. 81, as schools moved to remote learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. His younger daughter, now a third grader at P.S. 81, also has a school-issued iPad. While Tung believes children need to become comfortable with technology, he said easy access to information can come at the expense of understanding how to research,
compare sources and solve problems independently. “There’s also an art that’s lost with the process of discovery, the process of learning, finding out information,” Tung said. Those skills are especially important as AI-generated material becomes more difficult to distinguish from information created by people, he said. “I think what I try to do with my kids is make them aware that AI is out there and not everything that you see is real,” Tung said. “Do more research, you know, look into it, do your own thinking.” Council member Eric Dinowitz, who chairs the New York City Council’s education committee, said the new rules address several concerns he and education advocates raised with the New York City Department of Education, though he believes questions remain. Beyond the existing restrictions, Dinowitz said, the city needs to provide stronAI ON PAGE A4
A century after nonprofit Kiwanis first established a foothold in the Bronx-Westchester area, the organization continues to bring people together to serve their communities and invest in the next generation. Kiwanis’ Bronx-Westchester South Division, which includes the Riverdale club, is marking its 100th anniversary. The division’s first club launched in 1926, in Westchester’s Mount Vernon. In Riverdale, where the local Kiwanis branch was founded in 1953, that legacy has taken shape through youth leadership programs, community traditions, and support for children and families throughout the Bronx and southwest Yonkers. “One of our primary missions is working with children and building student leaders,” said Nanda Chavez, lieutenant governor of the Kiwanis Bronx-Westchester South Division. “Everyone rolls up their sleeves and gets out there when we need to do ‘X’ mission, and that’s what we do.” Kiwanis is an international service organization that brings together businesspeople, professionals and community members around philanthropy and volunteerism. Locally, clubs raise money for community organizations, create volunteer opportunities for young people and organize programs intended to strengthen connections among residents and businesses. Chavez said that mission is particularly meaningful at a time when civic life can feel increasingly divided. “The amazing thing about Kiwanis and our kids is that this is where everyone comes together and just does good and breaks bread together,” she said. The Riverdale club was founded by David Stein, who, with his wife, Celia, also co-founded The Riverdale Press. For 73 years, the club has served Riverdale and surrounding communities. Its work has included support for Montefiore’s children’s hospital, Operation Prom — a drive providing high schoolers with free dresses — the Friendly Fridge, Riverdale Senior Services, the Salvation Army, the Riverdale Y and more. The Riverdale club also supports Key Clubs at David A. Stein Riverdale/KingsKIWANIS ON PAGE A4
Lehman alum hopes to create literary space By Olivia Young oyoung@riverdalepress.com
Mare Cierre is a 27-year-old library manager and the founder and creative producer of Hushmarrow, a literary press with a taste for dark fiction, set to release its first magazine Sept. 22. The debut issue, “What Haunts Us,” will feature pieces of fiction, essays, criticism and original artwork from various creatives. At the heart of it all, Cierre said, is a love for the Bronx and an urge to create something that gives emerging and independent writers a place for their work to live. Cierre was born and raised in the borough, with two degrees from Lehman College including a bachelor’s in journalism and
a master’s in organizational leadership. She’s currently a student at St. John’s University, working on her second master’s in library and information science. Hushmarrow sits at the intersection of these interests, Cierre said. Though it took time for the concept to materialize into what is now Hushmarrow, Cierre said she noticed there is a lack of infrastructure for books, publishing and journalism in the Bronx, with residents typically commuting to Manhattan or Brooklyn for literary hubs. “I figured rather than us having to go outside of the borough to find these things, we can create a home for it,” Cierre said. HUSHMARROW ON PAGE A4
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Mare Cierre, 27, was born and raised in the Bronx, and has two degrees from Lehman College.
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Riverdale resident’s research published in peer-reviewed journal By Michelle Mullen mmullen@riverdalepress.com Riverdale resident A.J. Fisher’s research has been published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, marking the latest step in a yearslong effort to study how controlled breathing affects the body during exercise. The exploratory study, published Sept. 4 in “Frontiers in Physiology,” found people exercising at a moderate pace with controlled breathing had lower blood lactate — a substance the body produces for energy that rises as exercise intensifies — than those breathing normally. Deliberately managing breath during exercise was associated with lower blood lactate and a lower average heart rate than normal breathing, even though participants reported similar levels of exertion. Researchers also found the controlled-breathing condition resulted in lower lactate than the low-oxygen condition at the 20and 30-minute marks, along with a lower average heart rate overall, suggesting the body was working less hard even though it didn’t feel that way. “It’s a really big deal,” Fisher said of the publication, adding it is among the first of its kind. “I mean, I’m actually completely shocked.” She is the study’s first author, with the research conducted in partnership with the New York Institute of Technology and financial support from American Public University, where Fisher studied exercise science. A personal trainer and former Broadway performer, Fisher leads high-altitude yoga classes, where oxygen levels are lowered to mimic conditions at roughly 10,000 feet above sea level. At the core of the class is a controlled breathing method she developed, meant to regulate how the body responds to physical and mental strain. Alexander Rothstein, a co-author at the New York Institute of Technology and professor of exercise physiology and biomechanics, explained that the body needs oxygen to meet the demands of physical activity. But to adapt and improve, it also needs to be challenged. The study, he said, looked at how the body responds when exercise pushes it beyond what it can comfortably handle. The study followed 15 healthy
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A.J. Fisher runs the Hypoxic Institute, where she teaches yoga in an environment that matches high-altitude conditions. adults who completed the same 30-minute workout during three separate laboratory visits. During one session, participants exercised normally. During another, they exercised while breathing air with 15 percent oxygen, simulating some of the effects of exercising at altitude without changing air pressure. During the third, they exercised in normal air while using a controlled-breathing technique that paired their movements with timed inhaling, longer exhaling and brief breath holds. Researchers monitored heart rate and blood oxygen throughout each session and measured blood lactate before exercise, at 10-, 20and 30-minute intervals and after a 10-minute recovery period. Blood lactate levels reflect the balance between how much lactate the body produces and how much it clears and uses. Because exercise in low-oxygen conditions is usually linked to greater lactate buildup, researchers initially hypothesized both low-oxygen exercise and controlled breathing
would raise lactate compared with normal exercise. Instead, participants using controlled breathing consistently had lower concentrations, said Rothstein. “It kind of suggested to us that oxygen saturation alone doesn’t tell us exactly how we’re responding to exercise, or I should say, how we’re producing energy for exercise,” he said. The study grew out of an earlier pilot project Fisher and Rothstein worked on together. That research involved fewer participants and examined a wider range of measurements. Although it was presented at an American College of Sports Medicine conference, Fisher said attempts to publish the pilot study in a peerreviewed journal were unsuccessful, in part because of the small sample and broad number of variables being examined. The researchers used what they learned to design the newer study around a more focused set of measurements. All 15 partici-
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pants completed exercises with each of the three conditions, allowing researchers to compare each person’s physiological response across the different exercise environments. Publication also required extensive revisions. Fisher said two peer reviewers submitted about 25 to 30 comments and questions each, prompting her to substantially rewrite the manuscript within a two-week deadline. She said she began waking around 4 a.m. to work on revisions while continuing to train clients and care for her family. Rothstein said the review process ultimately strengthened the paper, particularly by requiring the researchers to better demonstrate that exercise workloads were comparable among the three conditions. “Peer review suggests that you should always question everything,” Rothstein said. The researchers cautioned that the study does not establish why controlled breathing pro-
Fisher uses an altitude generator that lowers oxygen levels in the room by increasing nitrogen, simulating higher elevation without changing air pressure. duced lower lactate and heart rate, and it does not prove the technique improves athletic performance. The authors said further studies are needed to examine muscle
oxygenation, gas exchange, respiratory function and other possible mechanisms, as well as whether the findings hold across larger populations and different forms of exercise.
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COPA takes center stage at City Hall, concerns arise CONTINUED from page A1 Dina Levy, commissioner of the department, addressed this concern and others commonly raised about COPA. Levy acknowledged the department would need to establish new processes in order to fulfill its responsibilities if COPA passes. Responsibilities include submitting reports on the program, certifying nonprofits, notifying property owners if a building is eligible for COPA and establishing penalties for noncompliance. Qualified nonprofits would be measured by their financial and organizational capacity — including having a full staff, proper documents and audited financial statements — as well as their building portfolio so far, Levy said. The city would look at building conditions as well as compliance with anti-harassment and source of income discrimination laws, she said. Evaluations would renew annually. Another question raised at the hearing was where the money for nonprofits to buy buildings would come from. Levy said the department can’t guarantee it would be able to help finance every deal, but city loan and tax exemption programs would be available. The commissioner also said funding could come from community development financial institutions and other
lenders to create a capital source nonprofits could access. These institutions are private, federally certified banks and credit unions that support economically disadvantaged communities with loans and other financial services. Supporters of COPA came out to the hearing in droves, with multiple hours worth of testimonies. Organizers previously told The Press there are more than 200 organizations backing the bill. Todd Baker, community development project manager at Our Bronx and a Kingsbridge resident, told the hearing room he’s witnessed “very avoidable harm being done to New Yorkers,” most egregiously to communities of color, older adults, immigrants and those with language barriers. The nonprofit has been able to intervene on some buildings, but COPA would bring “transformative change” to more households in need, Baker said. Edward Garcia, Our Bronx’s organizing co-director and development director, said when a neglected building is up for sale, it creates an opportunity to break the cycle of accumulating violations, deteriorating buildings and tenants “left waiting for meaningful intervention.” Two tenants of 3435 Giles Place in Van Cortlandt Village, both members of Our Bronx, also urged the
passage of the bill. Stephanie Thomas said she’s experienced no heat during winter months, elevators not working, water leaks that worsen during rain storms, and roaches and mice. Richard Tanco echoed poor conditions, adding he believes the deterioration would have been avoidable if something like COPA was in place before 3435 Giles Place was sold to its current landlord, Ved Parkash. Parkash declined to comment. Others were not in favor of what COPA would do to the real estate market. Stakeholders like the Real Estate Board of New York have been providing feedback on COPA throughout its development, which led to meaningful adjustments that narrowed the threshold for eligible buildings and modified the distress criteria. Still, pushback remains. The real estate board represents more than 14,000 real estate professionals and 810 brokerage firms, both commercial and residential, across the city, according to its website. Zachary Schechter-Steinberg, executive vice president of external relations and advocacy for the real estate board, said COPA “remains a significant intervention into private property transactions.” Schechter-Steinberg said additional revisions are needed to
provide for owners, lenders and affordable housing investors. Schechter-Steinberg urged the council to establish reasonable limits on lawsuits and penalties, clarify process timelines and ensure that if property owners remedy the conditions that trigger COPA eligibility, they have a clear path to exit the program. Across the Bronx, 700 buildings could be eligible for COPA, according to Our Bronx. A total of 21,000 would be eligible citywide, Levy said at the hearing. By press time, the legislation had 29 co-sponsors.
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Kingsbridge Heights Council member Pierina Sanchez is chair of the council’s committee on housing and buildings.
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Advocates gathered outside of City Hall Sept. 9 ahead of the hearing on COPA.
NYC adopts sweeping restrictions on student AI use CONTINUED from page A1 ger evidence showing how technology that remains in classrooms improves student learning. Under the new screen-time policy, students in second grade and below will face restrictions on one-to-one device use, according to the city — which recommends no more than 30 minutes of individual screen time per day for students in third through fifth grade and no more than 45 minutes for those in sixth through eighth grade. Dinowitz said the fact that those limits are recommendations rather than requirements leaves room for wide differences among schools. “What the screen time actually looks like, what’s on the screen, how it’s being used pedagogically, those are gaps,” he said, adding that teachers will also need professional development and support to use technology effectively. “My baseline is that any tool that enters a classroom should have demonstrable positive effects on kids,” Dinowitz said. Matt Carter, a Riverdale parent with a first grader at P.S. 81 and a child in 3-K,
also welcomed the moratorium. Carter is a professor in the music department at the City College of New York and serves on an AI advisory committee within the college’s division of arts and humanities. The group has spent the past year reviewing research and considering how instructors should approach AI in higher education. At the college level, Carter said, faculty members are already confronting students’ use of AI to complete assignments and raising concerns that an emphasis on efficiency can undermine the purpose of education. “If the goal is to sharpen your critical thinking skills, your contextual learning, your understanding about the world, and thinking for yourself, then you wouldn’t use AI,” Carter said. “Because that doesn’t help you in those skills.” Carter said he hopes the city will eventually explain what evidence would be required to end the ban. “I hope that the moratorium extends beyond a year,” he said. “I would love to know what would need to happen that would have them lift this moratorium.” However, the city is not eliminating
AI education altogether. All high school students will receive two 45-minute AI literacy modules during the school year covering what AI is and is not, as well as its biases, risks, ethics and its potential effects on careers and future skills. Up to 50,000 high school students will also participate in limited pilots using five approved programs, according to the city — Quill, Edia, Brisk Teaching, Playlab and Intel AI-Ready Schools. The pilots will be limited to no more than five classes per high school and must operate under the supervision of trained educators. According to the city, teachers can continue using approved AI programs for lesson planning and operational tasks. Exceptions will also be available for assistive technology used by students with disabilities, multilingual learners and students in career-readiness programs such as computer science. Dinowitz said restricting younger students from directly using generative AI does not prevent schools from preparing them for a future in which the technology is increasingly common.
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P.S. 81, at 5550 Riverdale Ave. is among the institutions that will bar AI. “The skills that are foundational to the understanding and usage of AI do not necessarily need the usage of AI,” he said. “We have to give our kids the skills to use it safely before they start using it.” A new “Technology in Schools Co-
alition” of students, educators, parents, elected officials, advocates, union representatives and experts will review the moratorium and high school pilots over the school year and issue recommendations for future years, the city said.
Kiwanis Riverdale reflects on decades of volunteerism CONTINUED from page A1 bridge Academy and the Bronx High School of Science, giving students opportunities to take part in volunteer projects while building leadership skills. Chavez said Bronx Science students have participated in food pantry work and neighborhood cleanups, while RKA students have volunteered at the local greenmarket and programs at the Riverdale Y. Several Bronx Science students were also recognized by the mayor’s office this year for their service hours, Chavez said. “We have things called service leadership programs, and we build little humans who do good things,” Chavez said. “It’s not politically based, and it’s not religiously based. It’s just where we all come together and do great things for our fellow man.” Virginia Krompinger, vice president of the Riverdale club, became involved several years ago after learning more about the work members were doing locally. What stood out, she said, was how little attention the organization sought for itself. “There’s a good feeling around it,” Krompinger said. “For me, it’s just nice to be involved in something that’s purely charitable.” Working with students through the Key Clubs has become one of the most
rewarding parts of that involvement, she said. “Giving kids those opportunities to serve others early, I think sets the tone,” Krompinger said. “You get so much back by feeling like, ‘Oh, maybe I did do a little bit that’ll impact a kid’s life and point them in the right direction.’” While Kiwanis has endured for generations, Chavez said longtime service organizations have aging memberships and can sometimes be overshadowed by newer nonprofits despite decades of community work, with Krompinger emphasizing the group prioritizes service over publicity. “They don’t really care about marketing,” Krompinger said. “They don’t care so much about coverage. They just want to keep their program going and keep doing the work that they do.” That work has also produced some of Riverdale’s longest-running traditions. For decades, children in Riverdale have spent an October day crouched beside storefront windows, paintbrushes in hand, turning local businesses into scenes of ghosts, pumpkins and other Halloween creations during Kiwanis’ annual Halloween Window Painting Contest. The first contest was held Oct. 26, 1957, according to an article published Oct. 31 in The Riverdale Press, with more than 45 children participating. “Spooks and Sputnik” were among the
favorite themes, and first prize went to John Carey, who received $25 for a cemetery scene painted on the window of Alexander’s Cleaners, according to The Press’ coverage. Chavez, who grew up in Riverdale, remembers watching the paintings appear on neighborhood storefronts as a child. Several years ago, after seeing participation lose some momentum, she pushed to strengthen the event again. “When this has been going on for generations, it’s more than just that activity of painting,” Chavez said. “It’s the tradition and the memories that come with it.” The organization itself has evolved as well. Women were not permitted to join Kiwanis when the Riverdale club was founded. That changed nationally in 1987, and Celia Stein became the first woman invited to join the Riverdale club. Her legacy continues through the Celia Stein Kiwanis Club of Riverdale Scholarship, which named its first recipient in 2023. Looking ahead, Riverdale club president Amelia Chavez hopes her branch can expand its work with local students and continue intoducing younger generations to community service. “It’s that idea that all this investment in our youth at a young age will help them keep the community going,” she said.
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The Kiwanis Club of Riverdale has hosted its annual Halloween storefront window painting contest since 1957. For Amelia Chavez, that desire to serve is what connects the Kiwanis clubs of today with those that began working in Bronx and Westchester communities a century ago.
The organization may look different, and its membership may be smaller or less visible than it once was, but its central purpose has endured, she said.
Hushmarrow founder reflects on magazine ahead of release CONTINUED from page A1 The name Hushmarrow refers to “hush,” signifying silence and secrets, and “marrow,” representing bones, “the things we carry from the time we’re born until we put them to rest in a casket one day,” Cierre said. She likened it to the weight of writers carrying their drafts, revisions and efforts to make themselves known. Hushmarrow is a place for that writing to stay. “There is a quiet in it,” Cierre wrote on her Substack. “But there is also something underneath that quiet. There is the body. There is life and death. There is the possibility that something is resting peacefully and the possibility that maybe it isn’t.” While the focus is to amplify the borough, and ensure consistent literary programming within it, submissions don’t only come from Bronxbased creatives. The company has six contributing
writers — whose subgenres range from Black horror and Southern gothic to ecofiction and visual arts — all of whom have a distinct voice, Cierre said, which is what drew her to them in the first place. Hushmarrow is also supported by four editorial interns, and a programing coordinator and illustrator. One of the most recent pieces published on the Hushmarrow Substack, “The Devil at Crossroads: Conjure, the Blues and Black Spiritual Power,” is by contributing writer Alicia Marie. The work describes a scene out of Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” where Black sharecroppers, tenant farmers and day laborers are dancing in a Mississippi sawmill turned juke joint, as blues musician Sammi Moore gets up to play. His performance pierces the veil between life and death and draws in the film’s vampire antagonists. “Sammie’s music does not create the evil and it does not belong to the evil,” Marie writes. “It is simply
so powerful that evil hears it. That is a distinction that may feel or seem small until you actually remember how often Black people have been told that the things we carried with us were evil in the first place.” As for the focus on dark fiction — which encompasses fantasy, horror and psychological thrillers, to name a few — Cierre believes it’s a genre that isn’t celebrated enough. Just as the Bronx is underrepresented, so is horror, Cierre said. At the library where she works, she said horror is the smallest section. “Genre fiction isn’t taken as seriously as a more literary piece or nonfiction,” Cierre said. “It deserves the same seriousness … I just wanted a space for that.” The ultimate goal is for Hushmarrow to have a brick-and-mortar location, with a public space for readings, workshops and book launches. This would also create a number of publishing jobs in the Bronx, Cierre ex-
plained on her Substack, for editors, writers, designers and other creatives to build a career in the borough. By press time, Hushmarrow had more than 1,000 Substack followers and a few magazine pre-orders. Cierre is appreciative of the audience Hushmarrow has online, but fears it’s more widespread right now than centralized in the Bronx. Ahead of the first issue’s Sept. 22 release event, Cierre fears a low turnout, but is excited to see attendees review “What Haunts Us” for the first time. The event will be at the Andrew Freedman Home, located at 1125 Grand Concourse, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. It will feature live readings from contributors, a first look at the debut issue, a preview of its forthcoming anthology, “The Things we Bury,” and remarks from Cierre. Hushmarrow is also accepting submissions for “The Things we Courtesy Mare Cierre Bury,” set for release early 2027. The “What Haunts Us” is Hushmarrow’s debut release. deadline is Nov. 15.
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Something new is cooking at Riverdale Neighborhood House workshop By Michelle Mullen mmullen@riverdalepress.com
Residents took to the Riverdale Neighborhood House at 5521 Mosholu Ave. Sept. 12 for Baking with Neighbors, a new volunteer-based workshop that launched the week before. Led by Fatoumata Saho, the neighborhood house’s volunteer and community programs coordinator, four residentsturned-amateur-chefs put their kitchen abilities to the test with a savor y tomato tart and a batch of English scones. At the heart of the workshop is not only an initiative to teach new skills, Saho said, but also to create a friendly environment for neighbors to meet others from greater Riverdale. The group made chocolate chip cookies, including vegan ones, during the first session. Saho said she crafts each recipe herself, combining steps and ingredients from several recipes online to create an original treat. “The tomato tart, for example, is like three to four recipes that I found,” she said. All of the workshop participants arrived as strangers — with some wanting to tr y a new hobby, and others, like Jane Zhang, looking to meet new people. Baking from scratch, Zhang said, is a relatively new experience for her, as she usually uses premade mixes. The finished tarts and scones were Michelle Mullen photos made for Riverdale Neighborhood House volunteers, as well as the organization’s Using tomatoes picked from the Riverdale Neighborhood House’s garden, the amateur cooks laid out quarter-inch-thick slices on several baking sheets. They then free community tea party on Sept. 13. sprinkled salt onto the tomatoes to remove moisture, later blotting each slice by pressing down with a paper towel to soak up any remaining liquid.
Each tart was baked at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 to 30 minutes, until its border turned a deep golden brown. However, the group ran into a snafu when 13-year-old volunteer Harper Hutchins slid the first tray into the oven, only then learning the baking sheet was too large to fit. After some quick thinking, the workshop’s leader, Fautoumata Saho and volunteer Jane Zhang cleared the dough of all ingredients and carefully transferred it onto a smaller sheet.
The tart incorporated layers of shallot and onion over the slices of tomato, allowing them to overlap slightly. Volunteers then sprinkled a spice blend made with dried and fresh herbs, including thyme, oregano and black pepper, over their creations.
Participants laid out slabs of puff pastry onto several baking sheets, with volunteer Sofia Torres using a knife to score the edges. They then used a pastry brush to coat the raw tart. Zhang, pictured, carefully measured out a quarter cup of Dijon mustard, which was thinly spread over the egg-washed puff pastry dough.
After taking the tart out of the oven, Saho added drizzles of pesto, freshly made by the volunteers during the workshop. She then finished it off with dots of ricotta cheese.
The volunteers also baked English scones for the Sept. 13 tea party. Saho, who crafts the recipes herself, aimed to create one that was as close to traditional scones as possible. For 14-year-old volunteer Annasophia Rosado, right, it was the first time making the treat. Saho, left, offered guidance as needed, giving Rosado tips on using a cooking scale.
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‘Does This Taste Funny?’ brings humorous art to Lehman College By Olivia Young oyoung@riverdalepress.com Lehman College Art Gallery’s walls are adorned with absurdity, part of a mixed-media exhibition called “Does This Taste Funny?” that examines humor in contemporary art. The exhibit’s Sept. 9 opening reception brought together dozens of featured artists, faculty and students, who strolled around the room, peering at a painting of a muscular green alien with fiery red hair and exposed breasts — Ana Benaroya’s “Queen of the Night” — or a mixed-media piece made from cotton batting with a broom head sticking out from one side — “America Runs” by Brian Belott. “Does This Taste Funny?” is a two-venue group exhibition by Lehman and Sarah Lawrence College, featuring a total of 41 contemporary artists who work in a range of media, and are at various points in their careers, said Melissa Brown, Lehman curator and art professor. Brown worked with John O’Connor, a visual and studio arts professor at Sarah Lawrence, to bring the exhibit to life. The two met 25 years ago during an artist residency, but the idea for “Does This Taste Funny” emerged a few years ago, after O’Connor curated an abstract exhibit in Manhattan called “The Apex is Nothing.” Brown admired the process, and the two started brainstorming. The exhibit was developed around several thematic groupings that artists could use to their advantages — the three featured at Lehman being the body, material absurdity and politics. The same way there are different strategies for writing a joke, such as stand-up, slapstick or puns, Brown said, there are different ways that humor plays out in art. Part of the pair’s motivation for the show was also to highlight humor in contemporary art as a serious form of expression, Brown said, as being funny as an artist should be an elevated trait. Brown and O’Connor selected artists they felt could speak to this theme, with the hope that viewers would ask themselves, “Is this funny?” Artist John Vasquez Mejias, a former Bronx public school teacher whose work is featured
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John Vasquez Mejias’ “The Puerto Rican War,” is based on a wood-carved novelette that tells the story of Puerto Rican revolutionaries fighting American colonialism in 1950. extensively at the exhibit, leaned into political humor in order to highlight a lesser-known part of Puerto Rico’s history. His project, “The Puerto Rican War,” is a novelette comprised of 96 hand-carved blocks of wood, telling the story of Puerto Rican revolutionaries fighting American colonialism in 1950. Lehman featured a plethora of prints from the novelette, accompanied by costumes and puppets that Mejias created for a show based on his work. “My favorite kind of art — which happens very rarely and can be successful — is when an artist can make your heart break and make you laugh at the same time,” Mejias said. He hopes viewers absorb that Puerto Rico is more than “a nice place to visit,” and that its history informs the issues Puerto Rico continues to face. Also, “if we can laugh about it, then there’s some hope” that things can change, Mejias said. Another one of the featured artists, Federico Solmi, also
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5 things to know about the community board budget process By Michelle Mullen
mmullen@riverdalepress.com Bronx Community Board 8 opened its annual budget process to the public Sept. 8, holding a hearing on the projects and services residents want the city to prioritize in fiscal year 2028. The requests range from a major redesign of Bailey Playground and new police surveillance cameras to school upgrades, safer step streets and green infrastructure at Fort Independence Park. But the rankings are not a spending plan and do not guarantee that money will be provided. Instead, they are part of a months-long process through which community boards tell city agencies and the mayor where they believe local dollars are most needed. Here are five things to know about the process and some of CB8’s biggest priorities.
How it works
Under the New York City Charter, community boards are charged with advising the city on local budget needs. That includes consulting with agencies, holding public hearings and ranking capital and expense requests before sending them to the city. After the board submits its priorities, city agencies evaluate the requests as they prepare the preliminary budget. The New York City Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget later reviews the same requests ahead of the executive budget, and the city council ultimately adopts the budget. The Sept. 8 hearing was one step in that process, giving residents an opportunity to question or comment on the proposed fiscal year 2028 capital and expense priorities before they are finalized.
Request types
Community boards make two separate sets of requests. Capital spending generally pays for long-term physical improvements, including construction, reconstruction, land purchases and major equipment. Expense funding covers the city’s day-to-day operations, including programs, personnel and supplies. Boards can rank as many as 40 capital requests and 25 expense requests. Final priorities are generally submitted to the office of management and budget in late October, after the fall public hearing and consultations with city agencies. The distinction is why projects such as rebuilding a playground or reconstructing a staircase appear on the capital side, while requests for additional services or staffing generally fall under the expense budget.
Capital priorities
At the top of CB8’s fiscal year 2028 capital rankings is the redesign and reconstruction of Bailey Playground, located on Bailey Avenue between West 234th and 237th streets. The proposal calls for replacing play equipment and safety surfacing, incorporating the adjacent Tibbett’s Tail area into an expanded green space with paths and benches, and reducing asphalt. The board also wants the city to study whether part of the site could be used as headquarters for parks department operations in Bronx Community District 8. Parks and open space are a recurring concern for the board. CB8 identified 68 parks and
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The redesign and reconstruction of Bailey Playground in Kingsbridge topped the list of Community Board 8’s fiscal year 2028 capital rankings. green spaces within the district and said many are aging and in need of upgrades. Its broader requests include improvements to lighting at Marble Hill Playground, located on Marble Hill Avenue between West 230th and West 228th streets, and additional maintenance equipment for Van Cortlandt Park. The Bailey Playground proposal was also CB8’s top-ranked capital request for fiscal year 2027 and several years prior, but was unable to secure funding, according to the board’s ranking document.
Additional needs
Public safety is second on the board’s capital list, with CB8 seeking additional NYPD Argus surveillance cameras across the district. The proposed locations include West 238th Street at Broadway and Bailey Avenue, Van Cortlandt Park South and Bailey Avenue, West 239th Street and Independence Avenue, West 261st Street and Riverdale Avenue, Fort Independence Street, portions of Broadway, the Allen Shandler Recreation Area, Reservoir and Webb avenues, Exterior Street and the Henry Hudson Parkway. The cameras record continuous high-definition video that can be reviewed by 50th Precinct officers for investigations, according to the board’s proposal. Third is a new request for P.S. 95, the Sheila Mencher School, to renovate its auditorium. Fourth is reconstruction of the West 238th Street step streets connecting Waldo and Irwin avenues, where the board says crumbling cement and cracked stairs create hazards. The request calls for rebuilding and realigning the steps as well as improving lighting. Schools also emerged as a funding topic during the Sept. 8 hearing. Responding to a resident who questioned whether
public schools were being sufficiently prioritized. CB8 Budget Committee Chair Jessica Sosa pointed to several fiscal year 2027 allocations from the Bronx borough president, including technology and science lab funding at schools across the district.
Public input
The fifth-ranked capital request is a new proposal for green infrastructure at Fort Independence Park, located at 3600 Sedgwick Ave. The board said a Harlem River watershed study identified the park as a priority area for interventions intended to better manage stormwater and improve environmental resilience. Environmental protection was among the issues raised by a resident during the Sept. 8 hearing, alongside sanitation, development, school funding and conditions at New York City Housing Authority properties. The board was urged to continue prioritizing Marble Hill Houses, where CB8 has sought funding for a number of needs. Sosa said Marble Hill Houses appears in several of the board’s fiscal year 2028 priorities and said CB8 was “advocating for all of their needs,” including a planned community center that was in the design process. The hearing is designed for exactly that kind of feedback. During September and October, community boards are still developing their priorities, and residents have an opportunity to identify needs before the final requests are sent to city agencies and the office of management and budget. Even after that submission, the process continues. Agency responses will arrive with the preliminary budget early next year, followed by another round of public hearings, the mayor’s executive budget in the spring and, ultimately, the adopted city budget.
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Addressing public safety was second highest in need of capital funding in CB8’s rankings, and has been among the board’s budget requests for several years.
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Solo and group exhibits at Wave Hill’s Glyndor Gallery, located at 4900 Independence Ave., explore the dynamic relationships between nature, culture and site. Gallery greeters lead 45-minute public exhibit tours on Thursdays and Saturdays at 2 p.m. Get an in-depth look at works on view, showcasing both emerging and established artists in the unique context of a public garden. Registration not required. Email information@wavehill.org to learn more.
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Strong mom core — Sept. 19; Sept. 26 The Riverdale Neighborhood House, at 5521 Mosholu Ave., is offering a smallgroup class for new moms focused on rebuilding core strength after pregnancy. Led by a physical therapist, this series will help you reconnect with your core, improve strength and feel more confident in your body — all in a supportive environment. All babies welcome. Please bring a yoga mat to the session.The instructor, Melissa Lakes, PT, DPT, is a local physical therapist and mom of three who helps women rebuild strength and confidence after having kids. Runs Saturday, Sept. 19 and Saturday Sept. 26, at 11:30 a.m. Visit riverdaleonline.org for more information. Soil science workshop — Sept. 22 Healthy gardens start with healthy soil. At this Riverdale Neighborhood House workshop you will discuss the basics of soil from its function to simple management practices that can help improve longterm soil health. Walk away with practical tools you can use in your own garden. Karen Guzman, an urban garden specialist from Cornell will lead this workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 22 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m at 5521 Mosholu Ave. Visit riverdaleonline. org for more information.
At Kingsbridge Heights Community Center
Annual Honey Harvest — Sept. 19 Join the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center, Our Casa and Flynn from Boogie Down Bronx Honey for a free, hands-on honey extraction experience. The honey harvest will take place on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center at 3101 Kingsbridge Terrace. Participants can suit up, spin honey from fresh combs and so much more. Spots are limited. To RSVP visit KHCC-nyc.org.
At the Riverdale Temple
‘Nostalgia’ The Riverdale Art Association, in conjunction with the Riverdale Temple and Women for Reform Judaism invites you to its fall exhibit, “Nostalgia,” at the Riverdale Temple, located at 4545 Independence Ave. The show runs until Dec. 4. Member artists use a variety of media, including photography, drawings, oil paint, watercolor and multimedia collage to portray what gives them a sense of longing or wistful affection for the past.
Riverdale Main Streets Alliance
Annual Riverdale cleanup — Sept. 19 Join the Riverdale Main Streets Alliance for its annual September Riverdale cleanup event. All volunteers are welcome. Supplies and community service hours will be provided. The cleanup is held in collaboration with Female Fight Club, University of Mount Saint Vincent and Manhattan University. Runs Saturday, Sept. 19 at 10 a.m. sharp. Meet at the corner of Riverdale Avenue and West 258th Street. This event will be automatically postponed if there is heavy rain.
At Christ Church Riverdale
Historical quilts on display The Kingsbridge Historical Society is showcasing historical quilts from the community with artists who live in Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, Riverdale and Spuyten Duyvil. On display at Christ Church Riverdale, at 5040 Henry Hudson Parkway E., are two full quilts honoring the 250th year of the United States with a collection of Bronx memories sewn in the form of a quilt square. The church will host a public viewing of the quilts through the end of September. View the exhibit at the parish hall Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1
p.m. For more information contact Mother Emily at Rector@christchurchriverdale. org or by phone at 843-364-1830.
At the Riverdale Y
Welcome back Shabbat — Sept. 18 Join the Riverdale Y at 5625 Arlington Ave. for a Shabbat dinner. Runs Friday, Sept. 18 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Come together with family, friends and neighbors to celebrate the start of fall, the beginning of the new school year and the return to our regular schedules. Reconnect, relax and recharge as you embrace the season together. For questions or more information, contact Rabbi Scott at 347-913-4432 or skalmikoff@riverdaley. org. RSVP required.
At Van Cortlandt Park
Movies under the stars Movies under the stars have kicked off their fall season, with a free outdoor film screening every Friday until Oct. 2. Enjoy three feel-good movies at Van Cortlandt Park’s parade ground. Bring a blanket, grab some snacks and settle in for a movie night the whole family can enjoy. The lineup includes “Best in Show” on Sept. 18, “Ratatouille” on Sept. 25 and “Paddington 2” on Oct. 2. Movies begin at last light, around 7 p.m. Arrive at 5:30 p.m. to enjoy music inspired by the movie year, courtesy of local radio station WFUV, as well as movie-themed crafts for kids and kids at heart.
At Inner Space Yoga
‘Rest, On Purpose’ — Sept. 17 Inner Space Yoga, located at 3624 Johnson Ave., is hosting a Yoga Nidra sound bath — a guided practice that brings you into the space between waking and sleeping, where the body can rest more deeply than it usually can on its own. No prior experience with yoga, meditation or sound work is required. Runs Thursday, Sept. 17 from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m., led by Deborah Sabalusky and Ben Al-
pern. Free parking is available behind the shopping center. Register at innerspaceyogastudio.com. Free International Ayurveda Day event — Sept. 19 What if the fatigue, bloating or restlessness you’ve learned to live with isn’t “normal” — it’s your body asking for balance? Ayurveda, yoga’s sister science, teaches how to move, rest and nourish your body at every stage of life. Join certified Ayurveda Health Counselor Kendra Jackson at Inner Space Yoga, located at 3264 Johnson Ave. The event will run Saturday, Sept. 19 at 12:30 p.m. Register for free at innerspaceyogastudio. com. Free parking is available behind the shopping center. Sun salutation circuit — Sept. 26 Join Inner Space Yoga, located at 3264 Johnson Ave., in an open community class on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Led by Kendra Jackson, this sun salutation is built for days you just can’t get moving. It’s one repeated sequence of movement and breath, done over and over. Start moving, and the momentum builds from there. Register for free at innerspaceyogastudio.com/sun-salutations. Free parking is available behind the shopping center.
“Kids on the Move.” Participants will find early signs of autumn, reminders of summer and a chance to explore their balance on the beautiful Wave Hill grounds at 4900 Independence Ave. Runs Sunday Sept. 20 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Recommended for ages 3 to 8. Walks follow a variety of routes along mixed-material pathways and varying elevations. Pathways may include rugged terrain and steps. Registration not required. Severe weather will lead to cancellation. Families are encouraged to attend “Family Art Project: Sun Turning” before the walk. Visit wavehill.org for more information. Gardeners’ party — Sept. 24 Wave Hill, located at 4900 Independence Ave., is hosting a gardeners’ party honoring the American elm on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Meet and mingle with Wave Hill’s gardeners, its John Nally interns and other distinguished colleagues in the horticulture community in an evening celebration of the art of gardening. Ticket levels vary. Visit wavehill.org for more information.
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Bronx Community Board 8 is in session. All meetings are held at the CB8 office located at 5676 Riverdale Ave., Suite 100, unless otherwise specified. All hybrid meetings will be in the office or via Zoom. To access the Zoom link for CB8 meetings, visit their website, cbbronx.cityofnewyork.us/cb8. Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. — Traffic & Transportation Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. — Parks & Recreation Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m. — Youth Releases for “What’s On?” must be sent by Wednesday at 5 p.m. to be considered for publication the following Thursday. Items may be sent to whatson@ riverdalepress.com.
‘Family Art Project: Sun Turning’ — Sept. 19; Sept. 20 The autumn equinox is the start of fall and a rare moment when day and night are in perfect balance. Learn about the sun’s movements in our sky and make sundials to discover a simple way of telling time. Runs Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. At 11:30 a.m families can enjoy a storytime program in the Gund Theater. All ages welcome. Registration not required. Visit wavehill.org for more information. ‘Kids on the Move’ — Sept. 20 Find balance in breath, movement and garden exploration during this month’s
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Opinion Editorial
When journalism’s light dims
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he environment in which journalists and their communities operate seems to change daily in our present era. Lately, many such changes have left communities in a sort of growing darkness. The purpose of journalism, good journalism, is to shed light. To illuminate the dark corners where things are hidden. To bring important information and sometimes unsightly details into the spotlight, where they can be examined by the people journalists serve. When communities lose news sources — just as we recently, indefinitely, lost our neighboring paper, the Norwood News — or the reporters that give them life — just as so many local newspapers did amid the latest swath of McClatchy layoffs — some of those spotlights burn out. What it always comes down to, we are told, is money. Running a news outlet in the current age, it seems, is a tricky and in many cases financially dismal pursuit. We have seen financial struggles shrink and snuff out local newsrooms across the Bronx and across the globe. To use the McClatchy example, an internal email regarding the layoffs, which has by now been leaked widely across social media and other news outlets, cites an absence of subscriber support for the company’s investment in its journalism. In other words, the company’s leadership said, expenses remained flat while consumer revenue dropped. The response, then, was to make deep cuts to the staff across the company’s many community newspapers — reportedly more than a third of editorial staff at some papers. These cuts, like the cuts to so many news organizations in so many communities, left many award-winning, passionate journalists, some with decades of reporting under their belts, without jobs. And they ultimately leave the communities those journalists served without their invaluable work and expertise. Losses such as these are not occurring in a vacuum. This is not one company’s, one community’s, one nation’s issue. What we are witnessing is a global phenomenon, one that has been taking place for years, in which sentiments, and therefore investment, surrounding journalism have taken a marked turn. In a recent interview with the Washington Post’s Freedom Desk — the paper’s press freedom initiative — CNN’s famously intrepid chief international correspondent, Clarissa Ward, described this mo-
ment as “open season on journalists.” She pointed to the “disdain and contempt” currently directed at journalism and journalists globally, not only from political forces, but from legions of people online as well. She called out what this means to journalists on the ground around the world — frightening fates as extreme as kidnapping, torture and death. Importantly, Ward noted in the interview that whatever political perspective one’s contempt for journalism grows from, the end result remains the same. The devaluing, discrediting, othering of journalists ultimately makes it less safe for reporters around the world to do their work. Her response, she said, to some who espouse such sentiments toward journalists is “You’re gonna miss us when we’re gone.” For a growing number of communities worldwide, including some in our own borough, they’re already long gone. When a news outlet dies, it rarely does so in a sensational way. Rather than going down in a blaze of glory, many community outlets slowly wear away, eroding under these pressures. Often, when it finally stops publishing, it has already been rendered a shadow of its former self. Staff a fraction of what it once was. Reporting not nearly as robust. In some communities, those an outlet served might feel their lives aren’t changed at all by its absence. That feeling can be deceiving. When journalists’ numbers dwindle in a community, the light they shine into the dark recesses of that community dims. In the darkness that remains, things grow. They fester, unchecked. When the people who once sat in on government meetings, dug through records and asked hard questions on behalf of their communities are no longer around to do so, an essential check on power is removed. Accountability, in this environment, becomes a flimsy thing. And history becomes only the stories told by those who hold the reins. In this climate, when disdain for “the media” is popular, it is increasingly important to consider what would happen in its absence. Journalists, after all, are simply human beings. Human beings who, yes, make mistakes from time to time. But more vitally, human beings with a passion for telling stories, for bringing the truth to light and for using the power of words — or images, or audio — to promote justice. Good journalists at reputable news organizations do not spend
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long hours building relationships, studying rhetoric, chasing leads or crafting the perfect paragraph because they aim to promote an agenda or distort the truth. They do it because they believe stubbornly, unfailingly, that by doing so, they might make the world just one degree better than it is. On the other hand, those who doggedly set their sights on journalists, discrediting their work as “fake
news” or describing them as less than human, often do so because they have something to hide. Those who most fervently aim to tear journalism down are those who would most benefit from its absence. While the situation for global journalism is dire, it has not yet reached the point of no return. There are still many readers, listeners, viewers who believe in the power of good journalism, just
as there are still reporters, veterans and rookies alike, who believe in it as well. There are plenty of people who understand that as attacks on the media grow worldwide, its importance only grows in tandem. After all, if you are reading this, it means you picked up your local paper and paused for a moment to see what it had to say. If you are reading this, there is still hope.
Letters to the editor
The Norwood News
To the editor,
Although I don’t live in any of the neighborhoods that have been served by the Norwood News, as a loyal Bronxite I felt pain as I read the report of the paper’s entering an “indefinite hiatus.” I was especially disturbed by the explanation offered by a spokesperson for Montefiore Medical Center that the hospital can no longer support the community newspaper because “as financial headwinds continue for healthcare
systems like ours, [Montefiore] must direct all our resources to our core mission of delivering worldclass care and critical services to those who most depend on us.” As a Montefiore patient who is happy with the care I receive at my local hospital, I should be glad to hear that Montefiore is prioritizing the needs of its patients. But supporting a community newspaper also serves the needs of many of those patients. And the explanation does not ring true in the ab-
sence of a report that the chief executive of Montefiore and other upper administrators are willing to accept lower salaries. The highest salaries at Montefiore are public information. Perhaps a follow-up article in The Riverdale Press will list those salaries for us. I think the former readers of the Norwood News may question whether the hospital really is directing all of its resources to its “core mission.” RICHARD NOCHIMSON
Fighting against wildfires in New York To the editor,
Waking up in New York is one of the greatest experiences in the world. However, this summer, I woke up to an orange cloud covering the city. The air was hard to breathe, and what could have been a beautiful day was gone. New York is not just skyscrapers and city life. Sixty-two percent of New York State is forested and can be set on fire at any time. In 2025, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, there were a staggering 77,850 wildland fires, the highest in
America since 2009, which cost America $424 billion annually, according to the United States Geological Survey. Also, a study published in the journal “Science Advances” shows that longterm exposure to tiny particulates from wildfire smoke contributes to around 24,000 deaths annually in the U.S. However, there is a solution to minimize loss: the Fix Our Forests Act. The bill expedites critical forest projects while preserving environmental safeguards, removes
regulatory barriers, provides emergency authorities to the forest service and invests in prevention technology. The Fix Our Forests Act has bipartisan momentum, having passed the House 279-141 and moved out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on an 18-5 vote. I urge Senator Schumer to work across the aisle to pass the Fix Our Forests Act and give our community the tools they need to prepare for increasingly severe wildfires. CASPER STUBBERUD
Lake America? Publisher Stuart Richner Publishers Clifford Richner Emeriti Bernard L. Stein Richard L. Stein Editor in Chief Alexa Lewis Reporters Michelle Mullen Olivia Young Photo Editor Gary Jean-Juste Sales Manager Cheryl Ortiz Ad Sales Steven McCoy Production Vicky Yang Circulation Dianne Ramdass
To the editor,
Inspired by his ridiculous and destructive tariff war with Canada, President Donald Trump has proclaimed that Lake Ontario will now be known as Lake America. The likeli-
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hood of any other country changing the name is zero, and the likelihood of anyone remembering Trump’s edict after he leaves the White House is also zero. Meanwhile, how much of taxpayers’ money
will the United States Department of the Interior spend to change the name of that lake on all the documents and maps on which it appears? MIRIAM LEVINE HELBOK
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FieldstoN vic. rr641 555 cc605 3701KappocK Henry st Hudson ParkWay cc761 6.5-bath,with 10,700+ sq. Bright 1-bdrm with dining and spacious Jr-4 (conv8-bdrm, to 2-bdrm) balcony ft. Multiple porches, swimming area, C/A/C, Hudson River and doormen. Features an open living and dining room, 4-car garage. $23,500/mo view and 24-hr DM.kitchen $179Kandpool. windowed eat-in hardwood floors. $289k
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FieldstoN vic.street rr655 FieldstoN vic. rr642 601 kaPPock cc758 Grandcondition, 8-bdrm,beautifully 6.5-bath,renovated 6-bdrm,Jr-4 3.5-bath, 7,500 sq. ft. Mint (conv to 2-bdrm) 10,700+ sq.pool ft. Private swimming house Features w/ Expansive wraparound with DM, & parking availability, an entry foyer, pool. 3-carpicture garage. $17,500/mo porch &hrdwd pool. floors. $22,500/mo LR with window & refinished $269k
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West oF parKWay - Luxury 2-bdrm, 2-bath with balcony, $3,595/mo doorman, tennis courts and fitness room. West oF parKWay - Luxury renovated 2-bdrm, 2-bath $3,395/mo with doorman, tennis courts and fitness room. West oF parKWay - Luxury spacious Jr4, balcony, 24-hr doorman, health club w/ pool. 1 month free rent $2,925/mo West oF parKWay - Luxury 2-bdrm, 2-bath, 24-hr doorman, pool & tennis courts. 1 month free rent $2,795/mo exclusiVe exclusiVe West oF parKWay - Luxury large 1-bdrm with river views. 4455-65 douglas aV cc764 555 kaPPock st cc741 24-hr gym w/ pool. month free 2-bdrm, rent $2,725/mo Newlydoorman, renov 3-bdrm, 3.5- 1 Spacious 2-bath 1-bdrm with balcony, doorWest oF townhouse parKWay w/ - Luxury bth triplex lux with 24-hr DM, swimming condotennis amenities. man, courts $1.890k and fitnesspool room. $2,295/mo & sunset view. $387k West oF parKWay - Luxury studio in 24-hr doorman building with pool and tennis courts. 1 month free rent $1,850/mo
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West oF parKWay - 3-bdrm, 2-bath, w/ balcony, L-shaped LR/DR area, DM, fitness room, private playground and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK. Indoor parking available. $515K West oF parKWay - 2-bdrm, 1.5-bath, w/ balcony, L-shaped LR/DR area, DM, fitness room, private playground and childrens recreation room. Dogs OK. Indoor parking available. $420K North riverdale - Renovated Jr-4 with entry foyer living exclusiVe condo room, dining room and 3800 blackstone aVewindowed eat-in kitchen. $299K cc630 Contemporary 2-bdrm,-2-bath penthouse with ceNtral riverdale Newlyduplex renovated studiocondo featuring privateflrs roofwith terraces, laundry andand indoor parking. $185Ka hrdwd seperate kitchen sleeping area.Features bright kitchen with granite counter tops, dining area & C/A/C. $699k
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5355 hh cc629 4705 HHparKWay PrkWy cc756 Renovated Jr-4, living Luxury 1-bdrm with room, sunset dining room & eat-in kitch. balcony, swimming pool, No board approval. DM & avail parking. $299K $275k
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3755 parKWay 2500 hh JoHnson aVe cc623 cc744 Spacious with entry Bright and1-bdrm spacious 2-bdrm. foyer, 3-bdrm), living room, (Conv 2-bathrenov with kitch & dining area.$575,999 $199K balcony & DM.
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3103 FairField ave. cc619 5410 netHerland cc753 Sunny 1-bdrm, PT2-bdrm, drmn, Spacious & updated entry foyer, living roomwith and 2-bth prewar co-op windowed EIK. $169K indoor parking. $365k
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WestWaldo oF parKWay rr704 3875 aVe cc762 Charming & 4-bdrm, 3-bth. Living Spacious bright 1-bdrm room w/ kitch & with anfireplace, eat-ineat-in kitchen, finished basement. hardwood floors$6,900/mo $239k
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3135 JoHnson aVe cc759 2621 Palisade aVe cc755 4455-65 525 Westdouglas 238tH stcc622 cc748 3755 hh pKWay - the imperial - Walk-in level doctor’s Spacious Townhouse with Spacious 2-bdrm (conv 3-br), Spac Jr-4 w/ open-plan living Elegant and spacious prewar $360K office reception area lrg and 2& exam 3.5bths, sunken 2-bth with corner unit with diningrooms. rm that can be used 3-bdrms, gem: “Classic 7” (4-bdrm, WBFP & patio. $1.699K Office Space Available. North riverdale screened-in balcony. -$519k as a guest room or$1,500/mo den. $425k LR, 3-bath) co-op. $750,999
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West arlington oF parKWay cc768 rr865 3215 4-bdrm (+ 1-bdrm attic bd), 2.5-bth. Bright lobby Living rm w/ wbfp, FDR abun& cenlevel co-op with ter island kitchen. $4,200/mo dant closet space. $239k
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3601 ave. cc587 2621 palisade ave. cc592 4499 JohNsoN Henry Hudson ParkWay cc742 Spacious Jr-4 with (conv.an2-BR) Walk-in level doctor’s Spacious 4-bdrm, 2-bthoffice conv into a 3-bdrm entry balcony, entry and with seperate entrance and rmwith foyer, open living and dining combination with hall doors to windowed kitchen. $425K reception $295Kkitchen the balconyarea. and renovated and bathrooms. $469k
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290 West 232Nd st cc626 4901 HH PrkWy cc760 2-bdrm1-bdrm with with entrybalcony, foyer, Bright living room,pool, kitchen, dining swimming DM and area and availability. balcony. $329K parking $225k
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3636 4499 FieldstoN HH PrkWyrd cc632 cc553 Renov studio with sep kitchen 1-bdrm with entry foyer, & sleepingkitchen area. Sponsor unit, updated & hrdwd no board approval. flrs. Parking available. $175K $209k
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3103Palisade FairFieldaVe ave cc736 cc621 2521 Spacious Lux 3-bdrm,3-bdrm, 2.5-bath 3-bth corcorner w/ open plan ner condounit w/ sunset balcony, living & & river dining rm. $980k $539K C/A/C views.
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3205 arliNgtoN avecc752 cc633 290 West 232nd st Contemporary 2-bth Bright 2-bdrm3-bdrm, w/ balcony w/open southern & views.balcony, Featureslndry a lrg in unit & prkg. kitchen & indr dining area.$725K $330k
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